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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      17,427</td>
<td class="r data">      12,881</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,647</td>
<td class="r data">       6,162</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,780</td>
<td class="r data">       6,719</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      20,881</td>
<td class="r data">      14,600</td>
<td class="r data">    69.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,151</td>
<td class="r data">       7,138</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,730</td>
<td class="r data">       7,462</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      23,924</td>
<td class="r data">      15,695</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,667</td>
<td class="r data">       7,892</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">      13,257</td>
<td class="r data">       7,803</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      23,984</td>
<td class="r data">      14,787</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,788</td>
<td class="r data">       7,559</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,196</td>
<td class="r data">       7,228</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,727</td>
<td class="r data">      13,619</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,774</td>
<td class="r data">       7,002</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">      12,953</td>
<td class="r data">       6,617</td>
<td class="r data">    51.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      22,780</td>
<td class="r data">      12,412</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,694</td>
<td class="r data">       6,615</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">      12,086</td>
<td class="r data">       5,797</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      19,887</td>
<td class="r data">      10,731</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,655</td>
<td class="r data">       5,943</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,232</td>
<td class="r data">       4,788</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      14,083</td>
<td class="r data">       7,994</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,035</td>
<td class="r data">       4,490</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,048</td>
<td class="r data">       3,504</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,471</td>
<td class="r data">       3,072</td>
<td class="r data">    56.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,981</td>
<td class="r data">       1,844</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,490</td>
<td class="r data">       1,228</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         545</td>
<td class="r data">         261</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    38.2</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      17,181</td>
<td class="r data">      12,698</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,512</td>
<td class="r data">       6,055</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,669</td>
<td class="r data">       6,643</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      20,643</td>
<td class="r data">      14,431</td>
<td class="r data">    69.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,032</td>
<td class="r data">       7,043</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,611</td>
<td class="r data">       7,388</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      23,686</td>
<td class="r data">      15,536</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,570</td>
<td class="r data">       7,819</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">      13,116</td>
<td class="r data">       7,717</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      23,723</td>
<td class="r data">      14,618</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,667</td>
<td class="r data">       7,468</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">      13,056</td>
<td class="r data">       7,150</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,438</td>
<td class="r data">      13,472</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,623</td>
<td class="r data">       6,911</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,815</td>
<td class="r data">       6,561</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      22,489</td>
<td class="r data">      12,247</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,556</td>
<td class="r data">       6,523</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,933</td>
<td class="r data">       5,724</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      19,629</td>
<td class="r data">      10,592</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,528</td>
<td class="r data">       5,861</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,101</td>
<td class="r data">       4,731</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      13,920</td>
<td class="r data">       7,896</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,960</td>
<td class="r data">       4,439</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,960</td>
<td class="r data">       3,457</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,420</td>
<td class="r data">       3,040</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,954</td>
<td class="r data">       1,821</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,466</td>
<td class="r data">       1,219</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         530</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
<td class="r data">         315</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">    38.6</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">    88.5</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    83.8</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         208</td>
<td class="r data">         150</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         256</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         261</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         238</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    84.6</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    41.2</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    31.8</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    39.1</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    15.2</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    26.3</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    31.8</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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